Category Archives: Software

How to delete unwanted email addresses from drop down list

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Daniel Gauthier

When you email someone for the first time who is not in your address book using Microsoft Outlook, it saves it to a temporary file.  With Outlook 2007 and 2010 it is easy to delete those individual email addresses from that drop … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Linux Ubuntu 11.10

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Daniel Gauthier

If you are a Windows user and have been thinking about switching to a Mac for reasons of more stability, security and less viruses, you might want to check out this video below on Linux Ubuntu.  It’s a free alternative … Continue reading →

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Change email passwords regularly

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Daniel Gauthier

Happy New Year! Here’s a tip to start your year off right!  It’s also serving as a reminder which I will try to do more often for everyone via my Facebook, Twitter and Linked In pages.  It’s time to change … Continue reading →

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The future of Apple, Microsoft, and Linux…

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Daniel Gauthier

When I started playing around with computers including programming and games, it was around the age of the first personal computer with Commodore 64 using tapes, which then lead to 5 1/2 inch floppies, and then to 3 1/4 inch … Continue reading →

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Computer repair tip #2 – Windows updates, Adobe updates, Java, etc.

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Daniel Gauthier

Typically, when speaking with some people, they say “I have Norton installed” or “I have AVG” or some other antivirus program they will quote, telling me it is up to date and doing scans.  What they don’t realize, and I … Continue reading →

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Apple Vs. Windows, who needs repairs more often?

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Daniel Gauthier

Apple vs. Windows.  There’s obviously more computer repair shops for Micrsoft Windows than there are for Apple computers.  But Microsoft also has more market share too.  So you can’t compare directly like this who has repairs more often.  You need … Continue reading →

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One major cause why Facebook is slow, and how to help prevent the slowness issues

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Daniel Gauthier

With Facebook being the most popular social networking site, it has alot of traffic and is continuing to grow.  Many people complain about the lack of speed while on Facebook, especially in certain games or on certain peoples profiles.  There … Continue reading →

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What’s the difference between a screen saver and wallpaper?

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Daniel Gauthier

I’ve had this happen to me so many times I figured it’s worth writing about it.  As a computer repair technician, I get calls from someone trying to explain what is going on and they continuously refer to their wallpaper … Continue reading →

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Will Apple die now that Steve Jobs is gone?

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Daniel Gauthier

What will happen with Apple now that Steve Jobs has passed away?  Will Apple lose its momentum?  Will Apple lose a huge chunk of their market share? Experts and speakers on behalf of Apple have been talking about how Apple … Continue reading →

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SOLVED: Hard drive mysteriously full out of no where. Right before my eyes.

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Daniel Gauthier

My last blog as posted below shows part of the solution to a problem thousands are reporting online but no one seems to have an answer for it.  Many people saying they had a problem with their hard drive mysteriously … Continue reading →

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